Meshkatolzahra Safi

Meshkatolzahra Safi (Persian: مشکات‌الزهرا صفی, born 5 August 2004)[1] is an Iranian tennis player who became the first Iranian to win a match in a Grand Slam,[2] competed at 2022 Australian Open – Girls' singles, 2022 Australian Open – Girls' doubles and 2022 French Open – Girls' singles.[3][4][5]

Meshkatolzahra Safi
Country (sports) Iran
Born (2004-08-05) 5 August 2004
PlaysRight (two-handed backhand)
Singles
Career record14–8 (63.6%)
Highest rankingNo. 69 (21 March 2022)
Grand Slam singles results
Australian Open Junior2R (2022)
French Open Junior1R (2022)
Wimbledon JuniorWithdrawn' (2022)
Doubles
Grand Slam doubles results
Australian Open Junior1R (2022)
Team competitions
Last updated on: 22 August 2023.

She also missed out playing at Wimbledon 2022 after failing to grand a visa in time.[6][7][8][9]

Safi also became the first Iranian under-100 ITF junior ranked female player in the history, holds a career high ITF Junior Ranking of 69 achieved on 21 March 2022.[10][11]

International career

Spanish tennis legend Rafael Nadal said that he is very proud to have inspired Meshkatolzahra Safi's Australian Open journey, while Safi had a chance to meet him during the Australian Open 2022. [12][13][14][15]

References
  1. "Meshkatolzahra Safi". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  2. Roy, Neelabhra (2022-01-26). "From watching Rafael Nadal on TV to meeting him at the Australian Open: A look at Iranian teen Meshkatolzahra Safi's historic journey". www.sportskeeda.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  3. "Okutoyi and Safi rise above the odds, create history in Australia". Women's Tennis Association. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  4. Abulleil, Reem (2022-01-24). "Meshkatolzahra Safi chases her 'dream' after making history at Australian Open". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  5. "Iranian tennis player Safi to compete in 2022 France Tennis Grand Slams". en.irna.ir. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  6. "Iranian Tennis Player Safi Misses 2022 Wimbledon C'ships Due to Visa Issues - Sports news". Tasnim News Agency. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  7. Farda, RFE/RL's Radio. "Visa Delay Denies Iranian Tennis Player Chance To Play In Wimbledon". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  8. "Explosive claims after teen star locked out of Wimbledon". wwos.nine.com.au. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  9. "Russian players still waiting for Wimbledon visas". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  10. "ITF | International Tennis Federation". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  11. "MESHKATOLZAHRA SAFI: IRAN'S FIRST TOP 100-RANKED JUNIOR PLAYER". www.itftennis.com. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  12. Abulleil, Reem (2022-01-26). "Rafael Nadal 'very proud' to have inspired Meshkatolzahra Safi's Australian Open journey". The National. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  13. "Rafael Nadal proud to be Meshkatolzahra Safi's idol". Tehran Times. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  14. "Meshkatolzahra Safi: I went out to find a court in Iran after watching Rafael Nadal". Tennis World USA. 2022-01-25. Retrieved 2023-08-22.
  15. "Australian Open: Rafael Nadal describes 'special' meeting with Iran's Meshkatolzahra Safi". GiveMeSport. 2022-01-26. Retrieved 2023-08-22.


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